6:1 There is an evil which I have seen under
the sun, and it is abundant with man:
6:2 a man to whom Elohim shall give wealth, and substance, and honour, and he
wants nothing for his soul of all things that he shall desire, yet Elohim shall
not give him power to eat of it, for a stranger shall devour it: this is
vanity, and an evil infirmity.
6:3 If a man beget a hundred [children], and live many years, yea, however
abundant the days of his years shall be, yet [if] his soul shall not be
satisfied with good, and also he have no burial; I said, An untimely birth
is better than he.
6:4 For he came in vanity, and departs in darkness, and his name shall be
covered in darkness.
6:5 Moreover he has not seen the sun, nor known rest: there is [no more
rest] to this one than another.
6:6 Though he has lived to the return of a thousand years, yet he has seen
no good: do not all go to one place?
6:7 All the labour of a man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite shall not
be satisfied.
6:8 For [what] advantage has the wise man over the fool, since [even] the
poor knows how to walk in the direction of life?
6:9 The sight of the eyes is better than that which wanders in soul: this is
also vanity, and waywardness of spirit.
6:10 If anything has been, its name has already been called: and it is known
what man is; neither can he contend with him who is stronger than he.
6:11 For there are many things which increase vanity. What advantage has a
man?
6:12 for who knows [what is] good for a man in his life, [during] the number
of the life of the days of his vanity? and he has spent them as a shadow;
for who shall tell a man what shall be after him under he sun? |
6:1 There is an evil which I have seen under
the sun, and it is common among men:
6:2 A man to whom Elohim hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he
wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet Elohim giveth him not
power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an
evil disease.
6:3 If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the
days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also
that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.
6:4 For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name
shall be covered with darkness.
6:5 Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more
rest than the other.
6:6 Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no
good: do not all go to one place?
6:7 All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not
filled.
6:8 For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that
knoweth to walk before the living?
6:9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this
is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
6:10 That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man:
neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.
6:11 Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the
better?
6:12 For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his
vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall
be after him under the sun? |